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A short, conversational introduction to some key ideas of Michel Foucault, for non-specialists

Michel Foucault reacts to Sevey Morton's experience with Instagram's manipulation of body image

Michel de Montaigne reacts to Kamala Harris challenging Donald Trump to a second debate

Jacques Ellul reacts to robotics advancements that risk overshadowing human existence and autonomy

Jean Baudrillard reacts to Labour leaders ceasing to accept clothes donations after criticism

French Philosophers for Non-Philosophers--Simone de Beauvoir

Jean-Paul Sartre reacts to Republican Party division over Donald Trump

French Philosophers for Non-Philosophers: Michel Serres

Michel Foucault reacts to one in five GPs using AI for daily tasks survey finds

Michel Serres reacts to Hezbollahs vow to retaliate against Israel after bombings in Lebanon

Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault debate 'What is truth?', AI-generated

Michel Serres reacts to TikToks threatened US Ban

Michel Serres reacts to attempted assassination near Donald Trumps Florida golf course

Emmanuel Levinas reacts to Kamala Harriss campaign strategy citing her inability to articulate speci

Michel Serres reacts to protests over horrific 10 year repeated rape of Gisèle Pélicot

Michel Serres reacts to Donald Trumps racist and anti-immigrant claims about Haitian migrants

Michel Serres reacts to Senator JD Vance proposing to end Ukraine war by maintaining current borders

Michel Serres reacts to UK-Russia tensions over Ukraine

Frantz Fanon reacts to Commonwealth leaders calling for reparations for colonialism and slavery.

Catherine Malabou reacts to NHS delays scandal.

Roundtable: Simone de Beauvoir, Bruno Latour, and Alain Badiou discuss the Trump Harris debate, AI-generated

Michel Foucault reacts to Germany introducing border controls. - September 11, 2024, AI-generated

Debord reacts to social media age limits. - September 10, 2024, AI-generated

Simone de Beauvoir and Catherine Malabou debate: 'Radical change requires breaking with existing structures, not transforming them from within', AI-generated

Jean-Paul Sartre reacts to Labour's winter fuel allowance cuts controversy. - September 09, 2024, AI-generated

Michel Serres reacts to Macron's Barnier appointment. - September 08, 2024, AI-generated

Alain Badiou reacts to UK PM's vow to crack down on people-smuggling gangs. - September 07, 2024, AI-generated

Simone de Beauvoir reacts to Ugandan athlete's murder. - September 06, 2024, AI-generated

Rancière reacts to Meta allowing pro-Palestine phrase. - September 05, 2024, AI-generated

Jean Baudrillard reacts to Australian defamation case. - September 04, 2024, AI-generated

Jacques Rancière reacts to Channel tragedy where dozens died trying to reach UK, highlighting power dynamics and human rights crisis. - September 04, 2024, AI-generated

French Philosophers React: 3 Sep. Paul Ricoeur reacts to UK suspending arms export licences to Israel over Palestinian detainment a... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/french-philosophers-react/id1764048616 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3leJMb0B23dyEgSipgo7oO - September 03, 2024, AI-generated

Gilles Deleuze reacts to end of single-word verdicts for schools in England, citing flaws in simplistic inspection method. - September 02, 2024, AI-generated

Bruno Latour reacts to Miss Universe Nigeria controversy over nationality. - September 02, 2024, AI-generated

Georges Canguilhem reacts to UK citizens turning to private healthcare due to NHS queues. - September 01, 2024, AI-generated

Jean Baudrillard reacts to UK MPs being urged to stop accepting freebies from tobacco, alcohol, and junk food firms. - August 31, 2024, AI-generated

Jean-Luc Nancy reacts to US heatwave crisis. - August 30, 2024, AI-generated

Paul Ricoeur reacts to Lybia central bank dispute - August 29, 2024, AI-generated

Maurice Merleau-Ponty reacts to UK PM Keir Starmer's Brexit renegotiation efforts. - August 28, 2024, AI-generated

Bruno Latour reacts to Sudan dam disaster. - August 27, 2024, AI-generated

Michel Serres reacts to Macklemore canceling Dubai show. - August 26, 2024, AI-generated

Foucault reacts to Trump's campaign tactics in Georgia being seen as an attempt to manipulate public opinion and control the election outcome. - August 26, 2024, AI-generated

French philosophers react to the day's news - August 24, 2024, AI-generated

French philosophers react to the day's news - August 23, 2024, AI-generated

A French Philosophical Take on Today's News - August 22, 2024, AI-generated

French Philosophers React - August 21, 2024, AI-generated